June 03
Make It Sweet
Our days on earth are as a shadow.
I Chronicles 29:15 (NKJV)
You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
James 4:14 (NAS)
Today is Alex’s birthday ... and he is home ... sick. Bummer. It’s a bittersweet day, not just because he’s ill, but because he turns 10. The big one-o. Double digits. A major milestone. Actually, he’s still 9 for another 4 hours, but that’s getting too technical. Today is his birthday. He is 10 years old, and again I wonder, where does the time go?
A couple years back I reflected on the verse that says, “Teach me to number my days that I may gain a heart of wisdom.” And since the Bible says a man’s life is 70 years long or 80 if he is strong, I began numbering my days—a countdown to 70. Today, I show 6,169 days until my 70th birthday. That, of course, assumes I’ll live that long, but what if I only have a year, or a month? Do you ever think about what you would do if you discovered you only had a year to live? Would you do things differently? And if so, why?
Well, what if you or I only have 6,169 days remaining? How do we make them count? How do we make the most of this short life span? For in light of eternity, we are all young and we all die young.... The important thing about our short time remaining, whether it’s one year or a hundred, is what we make of it.
Let me leave you with a final thought on life from Chuck Swindoll:
“...let’s face it head on with enthusiasm. And because life is so terribly short, let’s do everything we can to make it sweet.”
Today is Alex’s 10th birthday. Lord, help us make it sweet!
Make It Sweet
Our days on earth are as a shadow.
I Chronicles 29:15 (NKJV)
You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
James 4:14 (NAS)
Today is Alex’s birthday ... and he is home ... sick. Bummer. It’s a bittersweet day, not just because he’s ill, but because he turns 10. The big one-o. Double digits. A major milestone. Actually, he’s still 9 for another 4 hours, but that’s getting too technical. Today is his birthday. He is 10 years old, and again I wonder, where does the time go?
A couple years back I reflected on the verse that says, “Teach me to number my days that I may gain a heart of wisdom.” And since the Bible says a man’s life is 70 years long or 80 if he is strong, I began numbering my days—a countdown to 70. Today, I show 6,169 days until my 70th birthday. That, of course, assumes I’ll live that long, but what if I only have a year, or a month? Do you ever think about what you would do if you discovered you only had a year to live? Would you do things differently? And if so, why?
Well, what if you or I only have 6,169 days remaining? How do we make them count? How do we make the most of this short life span? For in light of eternity, we are all young and we all die young.... The important thing about our short time remaining, whether it’s one year or a hundred, is what we make of it.
Let me leave you with a final thought on life from Chuck Swindoll:
“...let’s face it head on with enthusiasm. And because life is so terribly short, let’s do everything we can to make it sweet.”
Today is Alex’s 10th birthday. Lord, help us make it sweet!
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